TOILET SEAT HINGE ASSEMBLY

摘要

A hinge assembly (200) for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl (248), the hinge assembly (200) comprising:
a hinge post (204); a fastener (212) for securing the hinge post (204) to the toilet bowl (248), the fastener (212) including a threaded portion (284) configured to extend into a bore (260) of the toilet bowl (248), a first segment (292) coupled to an end portion of the threaded portion (284), a second segment (296) configured to be engaged by a tool to rotate the fastener (212), and a shear segment (300) connecting the first and second segments (292), the shear segment (300) having a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments (292, 296) such that the shear segment (300) breaks when a torque applied to the second segment (296) reaches a predetermined amount; and a nut (216) threadably coupled to the threaded portion (284) of the fastener (212);
wherein the threaded portion (284), the first segment (292), the second segment (296), and the shear segment (300) of the fastener (212) are composed of a plastic material and are unitary.